apg Posted June 24, 2022 Share Posted June 24, 2022 Somehow I have this truncated first bar, which I don't want at all. Also, bar 0, where the percussion comes in with 32nd notes, should be bar 1. Any suggestions? This is nearly 2 GB, but the max size is 1.95 MB, so I can't attach it. I'm compressing it to a zip, but it's taking a long time. Is there a faster way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro777 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Maybe a screenshot would help to better understand your problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apg Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 I sorta fixed part of the problem. If you look at the screenshot, you'll see that it says, for example, 2 in the editing screen while it says 1 up above. The 2 is correct. If I can get them synched, that'd be great, but it's no big deal. The other issue is that the first "piece of a bar" with nothing but rests, should not be there. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro777 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) I believe your problem exists because of the lead in measures before your 1st bar. You need to grab the start marker in the upper left corner of the project window and pull it to the right so that everything starts on the first bar. Hover over the small triangle pointing to the right until the mouse cursor turns into a right bracket with a right and left arrow to either side and move it to the right until it aligns with the 1st bar. See the screenshot and view the attached video. This should resolve your problem. Screen Recording 2022-06-24 at 11.00.58 PM.mov Hope that helps Edited June 25, 2022 by Maestro777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guavadude Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 The best thing to do is don't start at bar 1 and never use bar 0. Have your downbeat be at bar three and use bars 1 and 2 for count off. This will solve a lot of problems. The only time I'd use bar 1 is if I was using the arrangement features and having drummer follow the arrangement form. Then you need to use bar 1 but I usually avoid it for anything other than automation settings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maestro777 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 5 minutes ago, guavadude said: The best thing to do is don't start at bar 1 and never use bar 0. Have your downbeat be at bar three and use bars 1 and 2 for count off. This will solve a lot of problems. The only time I'd use bar 1 is if I was using the arrangement features and having drummer follow the arrangement form. Then you need to use bar 1 but I usually avoid it for anything other than automation settings. I agree with that advice, but I think since he just wants to get his score in sync; setting his marker to bar 1 in this case should fix the immediate issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apg Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 Thanks, but I tried dragging the start marker, and it didn't fix the issues. It wouldn't drag any further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guavadude Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I'd select ALL and slide the midi over to bar 5. Then use the cycle and select from the beginning to bar 5 and use the Edit "Cut Section between Locators" command. That should move everything back to bar 1 and hopefully fix your issue. Save the session first before you try this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guavadude Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I don't know why Logic lets you have negative numbers because I've found they never work. The whole sliding around where bar 1 is to me is a very bad idea. I don't think other DAWS have this. I struggled with this a LONG time ago when I first started using Logic. As mentioned previously, I start all sessions at bar 3 and set the sync timing so that 01:00:00:00 is bar 3 start time. Makes it easy to time out 30 and 60 second spots if needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apg Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 That's not doing it. When I want to execute a cut, it asks if I want to add a bar of 1/4. Whether I say yes or no, it puts the extra bar back in. Thanks, very much. I'll look some more into it tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guavadude Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 start a new session, import tracks. That's all I've got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonshu Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 Never start any MIDI directly on 1 1 1 1 - it just creates problems. Since 23 Years at least, that's when I started using Logic. Start your piece (like already suggested) at bar 5 or bar 9. Then make sure you give ample pre-roll (start playback from bar 4 or bar 8. And also when bouncing: Bounce well ahead of your first bar of music. You can always cut off the silence when you or the mastering engineer goes over your tracks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guavadude Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 I always just bounce out one quarter note before the music starts. That way it will line up with the grid when they import the tracks and they don't have to mess with trimming it to run it by a client for approval. But whatever works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 5 hours ago, apg said: Thanks, but I tried dragging the start marker, and it didn't fix the issues. It wouldn't drag any further. You cannot drag the project start beyond the start of the first region. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, apg said: If I can get them synched, that'd be great, but it's no big deal. AFAICT the only way to „sync“ them would be to Select All in the Tracks Area and drag everything a bar to the right, and then drag the project start to the right as well. You may also try to define a 1 bar locator range before the start of the first region (you might need to drag the project start further left to accomplish this) and use the Insert Silence function, instead of selecting and dragging everything. Edited June 25, 2022 by polanoid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, polanoid said: Select All in the Tracks Area and drag everything a bar to the right, and then drag the project start to the right as well. Yes, that's exactly what needs to be done here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 18 minutes ago, David Nahmani said: Yes, that's exactly what needs to be done here. Be aware though that Select All may not select everything (e.g. Regions on hidden tracks and on invisible track alternatives come to mind) so the Insert Silence method might be safer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apg Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 I appreciate everyone's input, but the main problem is that first bar, with the 3 rests, that shouldn't be there at all. I don't think any of the above suggestions addresses that, but unless someone has a very simple fix, I'm just going to leave it. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polanoid Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, apg said: I don't think any of the above suggestions addresses that, Did you even try? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonshu Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 (edited) So you're not talking about playback but purely about the notation and you want to see a pickup bar with just the 32nd note in the score? Then you need to drag the left hand corner of the MIDI region that contains the pickup note right to the pickup note. I think then Logic doesn't show the rests. But I only do notation in Logic every now and then... Edited June 25, 2022 by wonshu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apg Posted June 25, 2022 Author Share Posted June 25, 2022 That's not quite right, but thanks, I am using MuseScore for the notation, but I wanted Logic to look more like the MS to make it easier to make some changes in both if I need to. In any case, I'm moving on. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 4 hours ago, apg said: Thanks! You're welcome! 😀 Meanwhile in case it's purely a Score editor issue, I hope that @volovicg can chime in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution volovicg Posted June 26, 2022 Solution Share Posted June 26, 2022 There are two issues - the start marker needs to be set to 1,1,1,1 and the region needs to be shortened to exclude the automatic rests and only show the pickup notes. Here is the process to make the project as small as possible - then if you can zip and upload - and I can take a look and fix it. Open the Project Browser ( or just Press F ) - Make sure Project tab is selected. Edit -> Select unused - then press delete. Then go to FIle->Project Cleanup ( from the main header) - make sure all 3 items are checked. You will then get a confirmation with all the audio files to delete listed - Press OK. Save the project - zip and upload. Also here is a visual on the issue - I duplicated your situation and then showed how to correct. 1/ deleted an region or meta data in front of the primary region 2/ Cmd to select all regions 3/ option + right arrow to move everything to the right 1 bar ( based on nudge value) 4/ Trimmed start of the region to eliminate rests. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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